Minority and Women Business Enterprises Participation. 2.13.1 It is the City’s policy to ensure that Minority and Women Business Enterprises ("MWBEs") have the full opportunity to compete for and participate in City contracts. The objectives of Chapter 15, Article V of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances, relating to City-wide Percentage Goals for contracting with MWBEs, are incorporated into this Contract. 2.13.2 Engineer shall make good faith efforts to award subcontracts or supply agreements in at least 15.34%% of the value of this Contract to MWBEs. Engineer acknowledges that it has reviewed the requirements for good faith efforts on file with the city’s Office of Business Opportunity (“OBO”) and will comply with them. To this end, Engineer shall maintain records showing: 2.13.2.1 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Minority Business Enterprises, 2.13.2.2 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Women’s Business Enterprises, and 2.13.2.3 Specific efforts to identify and award subcontracts and supply agreements to MWBEs. 2.13.3 Engineer shall submit periodic reports of its efforts under this Section to the Director of Office of Business Opportunity in the form and at the times he or she prescribes. 2.13.4 Engineer shall require written subcontracts with all MWBE subcontractors and suppliers and shall submit all disputes with MWBE subcontractors to binding mediation in Houston, Texas if directed to do so by the Director of Office of Business Opportunity. If Engineer is an individual person (as distinguished from a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity), and the amount of the subcontract is $50,000 or less, then the subcontract must also be signed by the attorneys of the respective parties.
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Minority and Women Business Enterprises Participation. 2.13.1 It is the City’s policy to ensure that Minority and Women Business Enterprises ("MWBEs") have the full opportunity to compete for and participate in City contracts. The objectives of Chapter 15, Article V of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances, relating to City-wide Percentage Goals for contracting with MWBEs, are incorporated into this Contract.
2.13.2 Engineer shall make good faith efforts to award subcontracts or supply agreements in at least 15.34%% _24_% of the value of this Contract to MWBEs. Engineer acknowledges that it has reviewed the requirements for good faith efforts on file with the city’s Office of Business Opportunity (“OBO”) and will comply with them. To this end, Engineer shall maintain records showing:
2.13.2.1 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Minority Business Enterprises,
2.13.2.2 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Women’s Business Enterprises, and
2.13.2.3 Specific efforts to identify and award subcontracts and supply agreements to MWBEs.
2.13.3 Engineer shall submit periodic reports of its efforts under this Section to the Director of Office of Business Opportunity in the form and at the times he or she prescribes.
2.13.4 Engineer shall require written subcontracts with all MWBE subcontractors and suppliers and shall submit all disputes with MWBE subcontractors to binding mediation in Houston, Texas if directed to do so by the Director of Office of Business Opportunity. If Engineer is an individual person (as distinguished from a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity), and the amount of the subcontract is $50,000 or less, then the subcontract must also be signed by the attorneys of the respective parties.
2.13.5 Engineer shall adhere to and comply with 2 CFR 200.321 if subcontracts are to be let under this agreement. The Engineer, if subcontracts are to be let, is required to take the following affirmative steps to ensure that small business firms, minority business firms, women’s business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are used when possible, pursuant to 2 CFR Section 200.321. Affirmative steps must include: (1) Placing qualified small and minority businesses and women's business enterprises on solicitation lists; (2) Assuring that small and minority businesses, and women's business enterprises are solicited whenever they are potential sources; (
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Minority and Women Business Enterprises Participation. 2.13.1 It is the City’s policy to ensure that Minority and Women Business Enterprises ("MWBEs") have the full opportunity to compete for and participate in City contracts. The objectives of Chapter 15, Article V of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances, relating to City-wide Percentage Goals for contracting with MWBEs, are incorporated into this Contract.
2.13.2 Engineer Contractor shall make good faith efforts to award subcontracts or supply agreements in at least 15.34%% N/A % of the value of this Contract to MWBEs. Engineer acknowledges The City’s policy does not require Contractor to in fact meet or exceed this goal, but it does require Contractor to objectively demonstrate that it has reviewed the requirements for made good faith efforts on file with the city’s Office of Business Opportunity (“OBO”) and will comply with themto do so. To this end, Engineer Contractor shall maintain records showing:
2.13.2.1 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Minority Business Enterprises,;
2.13.2.2 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Women’s Business Enterprises, ; and
2.13.2.3 Specific efforts to identify and award subcontracts and supply agreements to MWBEs.
2.13.3 Engineer Contractor shall submit periodic reports of its efforts under this Section to the Director of Office of Business Opportunity in the form and at the times he or she prescribes.
2.13.4 Engineer Contractor shall require written subcontracts with all MWBE subcontractors and suppliers and shall submit all disputes with MWBE subcontractors to binding mediation in Houston, Texas if directed to do so by the Director of Office of Business Opportunity. If Engineer Contractor is an individual person (as distinguished from a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity), and the amount of the subcontract is $50,000 or less, then the subcontract must also be signed by the attorneys of the respective parties.
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Minority and Women Business Enterprises Participation. 2.13.1 It is the City’s policy to ensure that Minority and Women Business Enterprises ("MWBEs") have the full opportunity to compete for and participate in City contracts. The objectives of Chapter 15, Article V of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances, relating to City-wide Percentage Goals for contracting with MWBEs, are incorporated into this Contract.
2.13.2 Engineer shall make good faith efforts to award subcontracts or supply agreements in at least 15.34%% 24% of the value of this Contract to MWBEs. The City’s policy does not require Engineer acknowledges to in fact meet or exceed this goal, but it does require Engineer to objectively demonstrate that it has reviewed the requirements for made good faith efforts on file with the city’s Office of Business Opportunity (“OBO”) and will comply with themto do so. To this end, Engineer shall maintain records showing:
2.13.2.1 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Minority Business Enterprises,
2.13.2.2 Subcontracts and supply agreements with Women’s Business Enterprises, and
2.13.2.3 Specific efforts to identify and award subcontracts and supply agreements to MWBEs.
2.13.3 Engineer shall submit periodic reports of its efforts under this Section to the Director of Office of Business Opportunity in the form and at the times he or she prescribes.
2.13.4 Engineer shall require written subcontracts with all MWBE subcontractors and suppliers and shall submit all disputes with MWBE subcontractors to binding mediation in Houston, Texas if directed to do so by the Director of Office of Business Opportunity. If Engineer is an individual person (as distinguished from a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity), and the amount of the subcontract is $50,000 or less, then the subcontract must also be signed by the attorneys of the respective parties.
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